29 December 2013

The church steeple, higgledy-piggledy roofs. The golden onion of the Russian tomb in the cemetery, which sits above the Old Town of Menton as it always does in French towns. The dead have the best view.

10 December 2013

The ramblers are back in the village square after their 9.5 kilometre hike and drinking a welcome glass of mulled wine.

Gorbio raised over 2600 euros in aid of the Telethon. Ladies of the
village brought their home baked cakes and tarts which sold out almost
as soon as they reached the table. There was a tombola as well as other
money-raising activies and all this coordinated by the dynamic Sylvie
Gautier and a group of willing volunteers. Well done and thanks to
everyone.

09 December 2013

These decorative wreaths were made by Gorbio children during their attendance at JLED events. (JLED - Youth, recreation, discoveries and study.) is an organisation run by hardworking local volunteers. Aren't the wreaths just lovely. They were on sale for the benefit of the Telethon.

08 December 2013

Each year in France, every town and village holds a Telethon to raise
money for research into muscular dystrophy and genetic neuromuscular
diseases.

In Gorbio, money was raised in many different ways, including a
9 kilometre ramble, organised by Fabrice Ursini, into the beautiful countryside above the village.
Here are the ramblers just before the start.

26 November 2013

Meet Olivier Remualdo, author/photographer who is, as you can see, a beautiful man inside and out - just look at those eyes.

He was at PhotoMenton during the second weekend to present his book
'Sâdhus, the Holy Men of Hinduism.' I'm so glad I bought a copy.

The photographs of these holy men, the Sâdhus, in this book are so
extraordinary - and so is Olivier's writing as we read of his encounters
with them. The book, by the way, is in French and in English.

There's so much to write about the Sâdhus and the time Olivier spent
with them but really it's easier if you take a look at this page
SADHUS which will give you all the information you need
and where you can buy the book.

Olivier has had numerous exhibitions and won many awards including the prestigious Lucien Clergue Prize in 2011.